Improved fruit-basket



E. MITCHELL, Fruit-Baskets'.

Patented Aug. 23,1870.

iti-tribali tapes RIcEARD MITCHELL, 0E SMYRNA, .DELAWARE Letters Patent No. 106,605, dated August 23, 1870.

IMPROVED FRUIT-BASKET.

To all inkom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, 'RICHARD MITCHELL, of Smyrna, in the county of K ent and State of 'Delaware, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fruit-Baskets; and I do hereby vdeclare that the following'is a full, clear, and exact' description thereof`, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing forming a partof' this specification. Y

My'invention relates to fruit-baskets, and. consists in an improved constructionV thereof, 4as hereinafter specified. l

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a view of the basketpartly insection.

Figure 2 is a View looking down from the top'of the basket.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the stares, of which there may be more or less in number.

lhese stares are curved inward, so that the upper portion of the basket will be bell-shaped,fthat-the sides of' the basket may bear a portion-of the weight of the fruit-and thereby serve, to a certain extent, to

`prevent the fruit below from-being crushed by the The tops of the staves A are secured by an inner and an outer hoop, secured together by nails through fthe staves. Y

C represents orifices in the basket between the hoops, i'ormed by cutting away the edges thereof', and D is a central vorifice through the bottom ot' the basket.

These orifices C and D allow of' a free circulation of air through the fruit, especially the lower portion of the contents of the basket, where .the danger of spoiling is greatest.

These baskets are more especia-ily designed for holding peaches in thc course oi' their transportation to and lsale in market. This delicate fruit requires Aparticular care and attention for its proper preservation.

Being well versed in the business of shi pping peaches,

I have tried Ymany experiments with a view of' per- Witnesses GEO. W. MABEE, T. B. MosHER. 

